This policy was adopted by the Information Technology
Governance Committee on August 10, 2004.

As email has become an integral part of the academic process,
confidential information about ETSU students is being transmitted,
including evaluations, grades, and financial information.
Faculty, staff, and students must recognize that although there is
an expectation of privacy, unencrypted email is not a secure means
of transmitting information. While this policy does not
prohibit student information from being transmitted by email,
caution must be exercised regarding the content of messages.

ETSU provides each student, faculty, and staff member with an
official university-assigned email account. All official
university communications will be sent to the university email
address. Faculty, staff, and students may assume that
official ETSU email is a valid communication mechanism.
Therefore, the university has the right to send communications to
students, faculty, and staff via email and the right to expect that
those communications are received and read in a timely fashion.
Although students may choose to forward university email to an
external email account, he or she is responsible for all
information, including attachments.